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Any information about the DAC in the Note 9?

jah said:
Any information about the DAC in the Note 9?
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Not that I can find yet? Will be interesting to find out.
Ryland

Same here ....

Waiting to hear about this too. Will be the difference between me buying the Tmobile variant or an unlocked international one. Only reason I rooted my Note 8 was for Viper and it was worth the 20% battery loss for the sound quality, but if they can get the dac anywhere close to the V20, I'll no longer need root.

Samsung using hi dac ? ??
No way

Should be the same as the s9 plus. Go figure that one out.
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I'm pretty impressed with the headlamp when playing high res audio.

jah said:
Any information about the DAC in the Note 9?
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There was an article on the phone arena from ifixit I think. The DAC is Qualcomm AMD the amplifier is MAXIM. THAT'S for the snapdragon version. Anyway it's the same from S9

calinormy said:
There was an article on the phone arena from ifixit I think. The DAC is Qualcomm AMD the amplifier is MAXIM. THAT'S for the snapdragon version. Anyway it's the same from S9
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I have Exynos version. And super pleased with the quality.

Same here. It's a step up from the N8 which was already good. Anyone know anything about the DAC in the international version?
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It should be the same dac , they never changed it i am guessing.

Emerald Core said:
It should be the same dac , they never changed it i am guessing.
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Yes but what is the model of the DAC?

Emerald Core said:
It should be the same dac , they never changed it i am guessing.
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It's the same DAC as the international versions of S9. Maybe we could find some information on the S9 forums

I suspect, I don't yet know, the DAC in the Note 9 will be a Wolfsen (Cirrus logic) in the Exynos variety? Very accomplished DAC
Ryland

clear and loud
It is clear and soo much loud with dolby enabled

Ryland Johnson said:
I suspect, I don't yet know, the DAC in the Note 9 will be a Wolfsen (Cirrus logic) in the Exynos variety? Very accomplished DAC
Ryland
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Wolfston has been bought by samsung AFAIK

calinormy said:
Wolfston has been bought by samsung AFAIK
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I forgot if apple bought Cirrus logic or Wolfson or if Cirrus logic bought Wolfson but IIRC Wolfson is part of Cirrus logic now which is part of Apple. I don't know if Apple wholly owns it though. Still pissed off Apple bought Authentec and only used it for themselves. My laptop fingerprint sensor has not worked as well as previous models with Authentec. But it's apple. Shouldn't be surprised. They buy IP or companies and then invent everything.

calinormy said:
Wolfston has been bought by samsung AFAIK
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That is not the case. Wolfsen microelectronics was purchased by Cirrus logic in 2014. To date Cirrus logic is owned by Cirrus logic. Who they do business with is another matter.
Ryland :good:

Hey guys, can you please tell me If there is any difference in internal audio quality viz a viz S9 and Note9 (both exynos). Cant seem to justify the $300 difference (dont really need the SPen)

S1611 said:
Hey guys, can you please tell me If there is any difference in internal audio quality viz a viz S9 and Note9 (both exynos). Cant seem to justify the $300 difference (dont really need the SPen)
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I highly doubt there is a $300 difference. Probably not even a $50 difference.
If you have no need for an s-pen, there are only a couple things you're paying for with the Note9: larger battery, larger screen, better cooling, more storage (and RAM, potentially).
But the s-pen is the centerpiece of this phone. It's why you buy it.

Note 9 audio

Does our note 9 has built-in DAC for improving music quality?
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Not sure about a h/w chip, but there are plenty of s/w settings incl. Dolby Atmos and UHD upscaling.
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All phones with a headphone jack have a DAC as it's required (DAC = Digital to Analog Converter). The DAC in the S9+ isn't the same as the ones LG is using in their high-end phones but it's not bad either. As mentioned, there are software adjustments as well.

The DAC in the Note 9 isn't that bad however it is not the same as the DAC found in other phones that are designed to have high sound quality.

what are the Note9 DAC specs?

j3hans said:
Does our note 9 has built-in DAC for improving music quality?
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Yes, it does (as all phone with 3.5mm jack). It also has AMP. The DACs in the US sd845 variant and the exynos 9810 variant are different tho and the exynos 9810 one is better. The only thing that this SOC is better compared to sd845. :laugh:

The DAC used in the Note 9 is manufactured by Wolfson.
Wolfson was purchased by Cirrus Logic. Wolfson Make some of the most accomplished DAC's available. I am deliberately avoiding the term 'best' as its highly subjective and sound reproduction is personal taste.
I am able to assure the reader that Wolfson DAC's are highly sought after and industry respected. The Wolfson DAC is found only in the Note 9 with the Exynos chip though. Its is not part of the PCB as is the case in the SD variant.
Use an external amp or amp DAC combo and the Note 9 is a superb reproducer of sound.
Samsung have, with the 9 series of smart phones, at last reached top quality industry sound reproduction-sound stage requisites, took them long enough lol.
Ryland

I answer too, even if this thread is quite old. I'm really impressed by the sound of my Note 9 exynos. I've plugged in a planar magnetic headphone (Verum one), which usually requires a powerful amp for driving, and I can get a very good volume. So sad that newer smartphones haven't the 3,5 jack anymore.

gabripranzo said:
I answer too, even if this thread is quite old. I'm really impressed by the sound of my Note 9 exynos. I've plugged in a planar magnetic headphone (Verum one), which usually requires a powerful amp for driving, and I can get a very good volume. So sad that newer smartphones haven't the 3,5 jack anymore.
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Those fascist NPCs, who tell us we don't need a headphone jack and we should accept the Brave New World, they will never understand!

Should I buy it?

I can decide buying the S10 (normal one) or the Huawei P30 Pro.
What are your experiences with the phone so far?
Would you buy it again or should I go for the P30 Pro?

Hey mate. I was also struggling about Huawei P30 Pro. I have a S10 exynos, and my main problems with it are: battery, and camera. I was thinking a lot about exchanging my phone for P30 Pro, because of that camera and battery. But I made small research about P30 Pro, and... it's not a perfect phone. There is no perfect phone.
Check out forum about P30 Pro on XDA, and there are people complaining about different things of Huawei.
Those two last post from leoni1980 and Ady1976 kinda opened my eyes. They made really good points.
link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...ra-samples-t3916240/post79424402#post79424402
I think I'll stick to my S10, and I hope Samsung will improve night mode and the new charging speed will make the experience with Samsung better.
What are my favourite things about S10? First of all, the screen. It's great, the highest resolution is nice, but my top feaute is the reduction of blue light. Even youtubers are starting to inform about blue light and what harm can it do. Also the stereo speakers are really nice. I enjoy using OneUI with gestures and onehand+ app. No buttons on my screen, but also no one besides me know how to operate my phone Inscreen fingerprint is not perfect, but i like its position and that it can be used with wet fingers. Though my isn't always working. Huawei's interface isn't that nice from what I read.
Overall, it's a good phone, but not perfect. On some aspects Samsung didn't do their best, especially with the whole Exynos vs Snapdragon topic. And I think I'll stick with my S10, instead of trying to change it for P30 Pro.

TonyTellz said:
I can decide buying the S10 (normal one) or the Huawei P30 Pro.
What are your experiences with the phone so far?
Would you buy it again or should I go for the P30 Pro?
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Do not know about the P30 but I have had my S10 Snapdragon for about a month and a half. I also have the Pixel 2...
Love the S10 ..the Pixel 3a is due out anytime now and the 4 is due out in October and both will have a better camera vs the S10.
It really depends on what is important to you?
Camera? Always having the most updated software? UI ? Cost?
Do you use the Gear S3 watch? Etc, etc...
Sammy offers a nice trade in deal if you have the current S8 or S9 as well.
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thanks for your replies guys .. I bought it yesterday for very cheap and I´m in love with it

Congrats and welcome aboard!

Crappy Headphones

I bought 2 p30 pros. Bothwith the cheapest China headphones. I came from the s8 plus, and I have to say the AKGs that came with the Samsung have quality. These headphones that came with the p30 pro are ****. Like the crappy iPhone knockoff headphones ... Seriously. Am I the only one?
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Control- said:
I bought 2 p30 pros. Bothwith the cheapest China headphones. I came from the s8 plus, and I have to say the AKGs that came with the Samsung have quality. These headphones that came with the p30 pro are ****. Like the crappy iPhone knockoff headphones ... Seriously. Am I the only one?
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No u r not but i have to say im not using them not just because they r crappy but because im using wireless one for some time now. So, u r right but its not important for me.

milangenije said:
No u r not but i have to say im not using them not just because they r crappy but because im using wireless one for some time now. So, u r right but its not important for me.
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this is a region thing
Some region's carriers remove the headphones, others replace them with cheaper options.
The ones I have are standard quality. Not great, about similar to Apple quality.
The AKG "tuned" ones Samsung provides are better, but not much. Again, I wouldnt say they are great either

If you care about the quality of your headphones, why would you ever use the ones that came with any phone? Any good set of headphones will work with any phone. I'd rather phones came with terribly cheap headphones, so I don't waste money paying for things I won't use.

Control- said:
I bought 2 p30 pros. Bothwith the cheapest China headphones. I came from the s8 plus, and I have to say the AKGs that came with the Samsung have quality. These headphones that came with the p30 pro are ****. Like the crappy iPhone knockoff headphones ... Seriously. Am I the only one?
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In europe the Huawai headphone that came together with the phones where never really good.
Because of that ive bought those:
"Huawei Active Noise Canceling Earphone 3" and also figured out that the P30 pro is worse in terms of music compared to the Mate 10 pro.

firithmorgulion said:
In europe the Huawai headphone that came together with the phones where never really good.
Because of that ive bought those:
"Huawei Active Noise Canceling Earphone 3" and also figured out that the P30 pro is worse in terms of music compared to the Mate 10 pro.
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I'm curious as to what setup you're using that you've found the P30 Pro worse for music. I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality of BT audio from the P30 Pro using LDAC compatible devices.

Yakkosmurf said:
I'm curious as to what setup you're using that you've found the P30 Pro worse for music. I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality of BT audio from the P30 Pro using LDAC compatible devices.
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Iam using no BT headphones, iam using those:
https://consumer.huawei.com/at/accessories/earphones-cm-q3/
for both, the Mate 10 Pro and P30 pro and the P30 does not sound as good as the Mate.

Definitely it's the worst headphones that I have.. For a flagship, even if I won't use it, I expected more quality.

Question Does the Edge 30 Ultra support Aptx HD

Hello all,
I've been thinking of getting the Edge 30 Ultra since i've seen some decent discounts on it in the uk.
I was wondering however if anyone can confirm if the phone supports AptX HD when connected to headphones / bluetooth speakers that support it.

Products | aptX
www.aptx.com
The Edge 30 Ultra is not listed but the X30 Pro is. I think any phones with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 should support most of the aptx codec.

spiritshifter said:
Hello all,
I've been thinking of getting the Edge 30 Ultra since i've seen some decent discounts on it in the uk.
I was wondering however if anyone can confirm if the phone supports AptX HD when connected to headphones / bluetooth speakers that support it.
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yes it is supported